I don’t think it’s worked out the way the Saudis expected. They’re looking to get out without losing too much money. The PGA was in control in these negotiations.
I think it worked better than the Saudis expected. With LIV golfers in the top money spots in both majors played so far it was clear that they weren’t playing “fake golf” like the PGA kept insisting. And it guaranteed the majors (which mostly aren’t run by the PGA) would keep wanting LIV players in the field. So the PGA wasn’t going to be able to use that leverage. The LIV was in control of these negotiations, that was obvious when the PGA declared this year tour would include 54 hole tournaments with higher purses. They were already starting to tweak things to try to keep players.